THE EVOLUTION OF THE VAHLKAMPFIIDAE AS DEDUCED FROM 16S-LIKE RIBOSOMAL-RNA ANALYSIS

被引:40
作者
HINKLE, G [1 ]
SOGIN, ML [1 ]
机构
[1] MARINE BIOL LAB, CTR MOLEC EVOLUT, WOODS HOLE, MA 02543 USA
关键词
AMEBA; AMEBOFLAGELLATE; AMOEBOMASTIGOTE; NAEGLERIA; PARATETRAMITUS-JUGOSUS; SMALL SUBUNIT RIBOSOMAL RNA; TETRAMITUS-ROSTRATUS; VAHLKAMPFIA-LOBOSPINOSA;
D O I
10.1111/j.1550-7408.1993.tb06114.x
中图分类号
Q93 [微生物学];
学科分类号
071005 ; 100705 ;
摘要
The amoebae, a phenotypically diverse, paraphyletic group of protists, have been largely neglected by molecular phylogeneticists. To better understand the evolution of amoebae, we sequenced and analyzed the 16S-like ribosomal RNA genes of three vahlkampfiid amoebae: Paratetramitus jugosus, Tetramitus rostratus and Vahlkampfia lobospinosa. The Vahlkampfiidae lineage is monophyletic, branches early along the eukaryotic line of descent, and is not a close relative of the multicellular amoebae that also reversibly transform from amoebae to flagellates.
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